The ‘Maha Kumbabishekam’ of the fully re-constructed 200-year-old Sri Selva Vinayakar and Sri Draupadi Amman Temples located on the same premises at Manjakuppam on Nethaji Road here was performed after a gap of 56 years on Monday.
The temples have been reconstructed at a cost of Rs. 2.5 crore. Preparations for the consecration started on September 2 with ‘Ganapathi Homam’ and ‘Lakshmi Homam.’ The ‘yaga sala’ with five ‘kundams’ was located in the open space of a marriage hall situated on the northern side of the temples.
‘Yagnas’ and other rituals were carried out under the guidance of P. Thiagaraja Gurukkal from Tiruvannamalai, who acted as a ‘sarva,’ and S. Sampath of Velli Pillaiyar Temple as ‘sarva bothagar,’ besides 20 gurukkals drawn from places such as Cuddalore, Chennai and Bangalore.
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The new structures have been built using black granite. The salient aspect of the Draupadi Amman Temple is its “padma peedam” (lotus-shape pedestal) on which the tower has been erected.